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Comment on Restoration from Heresy by Lue-Yee Tsang

Lue-Yee Tsang — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:46:20 +0000

Quite so. At this millennium-long moment, catholicity is quite a tricky creature. Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.

I think defining heresy now’s tricky too, except when something’s a repeat of an old heresy. Thankfully, most doctrinal issues we worry about already fall under categories of older heresies that were rejected by the Church catholic. But was Arminianism rejected as heretical by the Synod of Dort?

Bavinck. Must. acquire. books. Can’t get them here, either, because I’m in France.

Comment on Restoration from Heresy by Scott

Scott — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:38:58 +0000

The tricky part comes when you have to identify who that catholic Church is. Who counts as catholic? Who decides who counts as catholic?

Several months ago, against my will, I was forced to leave a church over doctrinal reasons, a church that I would deem truly Christian. Am I a heretic?

A piece of work that has recently been a helpful guide on these matters is Herman Bavinck’s stuff in volume 4 of Reformed Dogmatics. Also, the WCF has some comments on this matter.

Comment on Notes on Food in France by Grace

Grace — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:43:42 +0000

Same here. And of course, we’re only the two skinniest people in creation.

Comment on Marginal Focus by Grace

Grace — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:43:06 +0000

But I’m not a man, so it’d be blasphemous for me to gird up my loins like one. =P

Comment on Joined to a Prostitute in the Flesh, to the Lord in the Spirit by Lue-Yee Tsang

Lue-Yee Tsang — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:11:06 +0000

Certainly not. We all have sinned, after all. The point is merely that Paul says sexual sin with another person is participation in another body than the Body of Christ: the rival body of adultery against God. But God also restores us from our deliberate sins, even the ones we once did just to spite him.

Comment on Joined to a Prostitute in the Flesh, to the Lord in the Spirit by Man guy

Man guy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:35:02 +0000

I slept with a prostitute knowingly and purposfully. I really want gods grace and love. Is my connection with him in your opinion forever broken? Have I broken the connection? Is it pointless to ask forgiveness in ur opinion?

Comment on How do you pronounce (word)? by Lue-Yee Tsang

Lue-Yee Tsang — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:24:18 +0000

I really ought to fix it or take it down, but I have grad school apps and all that to think about.

Comment on How do you pronounce (word)? by bob

bob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:03:45 +0000

I couldn’t get past question 3. Even though I had checked an answer, it said that an answer was required. I couldn’t figure out how to get around this glitch.

Comment on Confucian Virtue and Niceness by Speed and Globalization à Paris « Cogito, Credo, Petam

Speed and Globalization à Paris « Cogito, Credo, Petam — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:39:34 +0000

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Comment on Review: From the Inside Out by Lue-Yee Tsang

Lue-Yee Tsang — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:07:55 +0000

Happy to oblige with a comment in return. I wish Blogger knew to send me a trackback.